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Eighteen people have died after police in Madagascar opened fire on what they called a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of a child with albinism, a senior doctor has said. Dozens were also wounded in the incident on Monday. “Of the 34 injured, nine are between life and death,” …

Malawi’s Parliament on Monday welcomed the country’s first ever elected albino lawmaker when it reconvened after months of recess. The presence of Overstone Kondowe in Malawi’s national assembly, is seen as a victory for albinos who have faced attacks in this southern African country since 2014. Until last Thursday, when …